5 killed in explosion as a US refinery suffers worst mishap in years

A black, burned-out area of a Tesoro refinery where a blast and fire killed five people. (AP)

Published Sunday, April 04, 2010

By Staff Writer

A blast and fire that killed five people at Tesoro Corporation's Anacortes, Washington, refinery yesterday may be the worst fatal accident to strike a US refinery since a 2005 explosion killed 15 people at BP's plant in Texas City, Texas. The early-morning explosion on the Good Friday holiday rattled houses more than a mile away.

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